• Teen Arts event at Middlesex County College

    Hayley Nalepa (l) of Edison, a junior at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, tries her hand at Ebru, the art of marbling, during the Teen Arts event at Middlesex County College May 13. The two-day event highlighted the creative talents of area middle and high school students. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Leftover rummage sale items delivered to developing countries

    The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen supports over 30 local and worldwide charities with proceeds from our unique rummage sale. Many supporters of the rummage sale have asked: What then happens after the rummage sale? What happens after the crowds have disappeared? What happens to the clothes and knickknacks left over at the end of…

  • Resident appalled at BOE’s cuts

    The very idea that this Edison Board of Education is contemplating putting full-day kindergarten up for a vote is appalling. They just refuse to get the message. Cut! Cut! Cut! That’s the message. The people of Edison spoke loud and clear when they voted the incumbents out. Your days are numbered, members. And when we…

  • Hopes to keep the Clara Barton Library open

    Concerning the issue of the proposed closing of the Clara Barton Library in Edison, there are many questions as to why we have reached this unfortunate situation. First, from what we have learned, there were construction and water problems from the beginning of the renovation. These problems have now led to the library board of…

  • When social networking sites seem very anti-social

    CODA GREG BEAN I stopped watching Jack Cafferty and Don Lemon, and most of the other anchors on CNN, when they started reading Twitter comments about the issues as part of their news presentation.   There you’d have Jack or Don talking about a serious matter, like the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, and…

  • Edison family looks back on mother’s 104 years

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Carolina A. Sinibaldi (third from right) with her five children in 1986, when she was 80. EDISON — When Carolina A. Sinibaldi was growing up after the turn of the 20th century, roads were made of dirt and transportation was still primarily by horse. This year, Carolina reached 104 years…

  • Show brings Broadway to Main St. in Metuchen

    Michael Colby writes, co-produces show benefiting local synagogue BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Metuchen musical theater maven Michael Colby is at it again, only this time his work will play at home in the Forum Theatre. Last year, Colby wrote lyrics for “Meester Amerika,” a musical about Yiddish theater that won favorable reviews and audiences at…

  • Police: Robbery thwarted at Edison gas station

    EDISON — Police say they were able to break up a gas station heist last week as the suspect allegedly was beating the station attendant with a hammer. A customer at the Delta gas station on Route 27 called police in the early morning hours of May 11 to report a robbery in progress. Police…

  • Clara Barton library branch gets reprieve

    Edison residents form committees to focus on saving operation BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The public outcry against the closing of the Clara Barton Branch of the Edison Public Library has paid off. Township officials announced last week that the facility, which was slated to close in June, would remain open at least through the…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community